Omer Turner
1896–1974 (Age 77)
Douglas, Missouri, United States
The Life of Omer
When Omer Turner was born on 15 August 1896, his father, Jesse Vorhese Turner, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth B Turner, was 28. He married Della Agnes Wilson on 24 August 1918, in Douglas, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 15 July 1974, at the age of 77.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Omer Turner
1896–1974
Della Agnes Wilson
1896–1991
Marriage: 24 August 1918
Leo Willard Turner
1916–1979
Lewis Turner
1920–
Norman Turner
1925–1936
Spouse & Children
1896–1974Male
1896–1991Female
MARRIAGE
24 August 1918
Douglas, Missouri, United States
24 August 1918
Douglas, Missouri, United States
children
(3)
- Leo Willard Turner
1916–1979Male
- Lewis Turner
1920–Male
- Norman Turner
1925–1936Male
Parents & Siblings
1870–1948Male
- Elizabeth B Turner
1868–1936Female
siblings
(12)
- Cricket Turner
1884–Female
1887–1963Male
- Buss Turner
1888–Male
- Icy M Turner
1890–1915Female
- Gertrude Turner
1890–1937Female
+7 More Children
Name Meaning
1 English and Scottish: occupational name for a maker of objects of wood, metal, or bone by turning on a lathe, from Anglo-Norman French torner (Old French tornier, Latin tornarius, a derivative of tornus ‘lathe’). The surname may also derive from any of various other senses of Middle English turn, for example a turnspit, a translator or interpreter, or a tumbler.2 English: nickname for a fast runner, from Middle English turnen ‘to turn’ + ‘hare’.3 English: occupational name for an official in charge of a tournament, Old French tornei (in origin akin to 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Homer Turner in household of Jessie Turner, "United States Census, 1910"
Omer Turner, "United States Census, 1920"
Homer Turner, "United States Census, 1940"
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